Aareon Rice Research Project by aareon Rice

CUSTER'S LAST STAND

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 00:54:29 UTC

known to Latoka as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota,Northern Cheyenne, Arapaho and tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army

1876 SUN DANCE

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:04:07 UTC

the long-standing tradition known as the Sun Dance was the most important religious event of the year. It was a time for the annual renewal of life's necessities and to make personal vows, and to seek visions, and it was full of continuous prayer. It was a Holy time. Towards the end of Spring in 1876, a Sun Dance was attended by a large alliance between the Lakota, the Cheyenne and a number of "Agency Indians" who had slipped away from their reservations to join with them in the event

1876 U.S. Military Campaign

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:10:46 UTC

Col. John Gibbon's column of six companies (A, B, E, H, I, and K) of the 7th infantry and four companies (F, G, H, and L) of the 2nd cavalry marched east from Fort Ellis in western Montana on March 30, to patrol the Yellowstone river.Brig. Gen. George Crook's column of ten companies (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, and M) of the 3rd cavalry, five (A, B, D, E, and I) of the 2nd cavalry, two companies (D and F) of the 4th infantry, and three companies (C, G, and H) of the 9th infantry, moved north from Fort Fetterman in the Wyoming Territory on May 29, marching toward the Powder River area. Brig. Gen. Alfred Terry's column, including twelve companies (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M) of the 7th Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's immediate command

George Crook

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:21:53 UTC

(September 8, 1830 – March 21, 1890) was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. During the 1880s, the Apache nicknamed Crook Nantan Lupan, which means "Grey Wolf."

FORT FETTERMAN

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:22:09 UTC

was a wooden Fort constructed in 1867 by the United States Army on the Great Plains frontier in the Dakota Territory approximately 11 miles northwest of present-day Dallas, Wyoming

George Armstrong Custer

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:22:49 UTC

(December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian War.

Custer's Fight

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:35:07 UTC

The precise details of Custer's fight are largely conjectural since none of his men (the five companies under his immediate command) survived the battle. The accounts of surviving Indians are conflicting and unclear.

While the gunfire heard on the bluffs by Reno and Benteen's men was probably from Custer's fight, the soldiers on Reno Hill were unaware of what had happened to Custer until General Terry's arrival on June 27

Reno and Benteen on Reno Hill

aareonrice6 — 2015-08-25 01:38:37 UTC